Wilton Weave
The name ‘Wilton’ comes from the town of the same name in England where ‘Wilton carpets’ have been manufactured since the late 18th century.
Several loom types are used by carpet manufacturers to produce a variety of carpet constructions which carry the Wilton name. Both plain (single-frame Wilton)and Jacquard (multi-frame Wilton) come from the traditional "Warp and Weft" weaving process.
Wilton carpets can be woven with cut pile, loop-pile or cut and loop pile. Pile heights can be varied within a single carpet to produce a carved effect. Face-to-face Wilton carpets are made on a different type of loom, which is particularly favoured for the manufacture of area rugs. All Wilton carpets may be woven using different fibres - among them 100% wool, 80% wool with 20% nylon or synthetic according to expected quality and specified use.
